WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number and cost of sworn and unsworn police officers deployed to Police and Community Youth Centres (PCYCs) between 2008 and 2012. Shows a decline in staff numbers due to a transition plan and subsequent grant payment to PCYC.

AnsweredQoN 8853Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 September 2012
Portfolio
Police

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(1) How many fully sworn police officers were housed or located at police and community youth centres (PCYC) on each of the following dates:
(a) 20 September 2012;
(b) 1 August 2012;
(c) 1 January 2012;
(d) 1 July 2011;
(e) 1 July 2010;
(f) 1 July 2009; and
(g) 1 July 2008?
(2) What was the cost on an annual basis of WA Police deploying those officers to PCYCs in each of the last four financial years?
(3) How many unsworn police staff were housed or located at PCYCs on each of the following dates:
(a) 20 September 2012;
(b) 1 August 2012;
(c) 1 January 2012;
(d) 1 July 2011;
(e) 1 July 2010;
(f) 1 July 2009; and
(g) 1 July 2008?
(4) What was the cost on an annual basis of WA Police deploying those staff to PCYCs in each of the last four financial years?

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Answered
13 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
47 days
(1)
(a) 14 Police Officers  - 7 Metro, 7 Regional (2 of these regional positions are currently vacant)
(b) 14 Police Officers  - 7 metro, 7 regional (1 regional position is currently vacant)
(c) 17 Police Officers  - 9 metro, 8 regional
(d) 17 Police Officers  - 9 metro, 8 regional
(e) 17 Police Officers  - 9 metro (1 metro position was vacant), 8 regional
(f) 18 Police Officers  - 10 metro, 8 regional
(g) 20 Police Officers  - 11 metro, 9 regional
(2)
See attached table 2(a), which summarises the cost of deploying WA Police officers to PCYCs over the last four financial years:
(3)
(a) 3 Police Staff - 0 metro, 3 regional (1 vacant)
(b) 4 Police Staff - 0 metro, 4 regional (1 vacant) (Between January 2012 and August 2012, the reduction in police staff numbers is attributed to the agreed 'Transition Plan' between the PCYC Federation and WA Police, wherein police staff employees (Assistant Managers) were returned to the WA Police. In addition, a number of staff employees resigned and took up external job opportunities. With the reduction of police staff, a grant payment was made to PCYC of $3million over 3 years, commencing June 2012)
(c) 12 Police Staff - 6 metro, 6 regional
(d) 12 Police Staff - 6 metro, 6 regional
(e) 13 Police Staff - 7 metro (1 metro position was vacant, as at 1 July 2010), 6 regional
(f) 13 Police Staff - 7 metro, 1 regional
(g) 13 Police Staff - 8 metro, 5 regional
(4) [Please see tabled paper number.....]
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